Carl Hunnell, City Editor

MANSFIELD — There are no vacancies inside the Richland County Jail.  Jail overcrowding and a new student resource officer position for the Crestview Local School District were among items county commissioners discussed with sheriff’s department leaders on Thursday. Sheriff’s Dept. Maj. Joe Masi told commissioners there were 301 inmates in the county jail this week, […]

BELLVILLE — Clear Fork High School Principal Brian Brown said he believes seeds for improved leadership, cultural awareness and racial sensitivity were planted Wednesday. Underclass leaders from the high school and middle school participated in a two-hour presentation on leadership and cultural awareness/sensitivity, led by Stan Jefferson and Effie James with Jefferson Rowe Inc. “They […]

MANSFIELD — Sharlene Neumann is serious about cracking down on welfare fraud. The executive director of Richland County Job & Family Services met with county commissioners Tuesday to gain approval for relatively routine contracts — and to highlight May as Welfare Fraud Month in Ohio. Each year, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services […]

MANSFIELD — The City of Mansfield will pay its workers to settle union grievances related to health insurance contributions, Richland Source has learned. Sources close to the settlement said the amount could be as high as $400,000. Mansfield City Council unanimously voted Tuesday night to approve settlements with four of its unions — AFSCME Local […]

MANSFIELD — Don Bryant can now set his sights on incumbent Mansfield Mayor Tim Theaker. The 33-year-old Democrat claimed the party’s primary win on Tuesday, defeating entrepreneur and political newcomer Victoria Norris-Diez. Bryant, nearing the end of his first term as an At-Large member of Mansfield City Council, earned 55 percent of the vote, winning […]

MANSFIELD — With the defeat of a political newcomer on Tuesday, veteran local Democrat Phil Scott can turn his sights on Republican David Falquette. Scott, who will complete his third and final term as Mansfield City Council president in December, defeated Joel Vega, earning the Democratic Party party nod for a Mansfield City Council At-Large […]

MANSFIELD — Mansfield’s police and fire departments continue to enjoy the support of city voters. Residents on Tuesday overwhelmingly renewed the four-year safety forces tax with 68 percent of voters approving. Final, unofficial vote totals from the Richland County Board of Elections were 2,254-1,048. The half-percent income tax generates about one-third of the annual operating […]